Tom Montgomery is Lecturer in Work & Organisations in Stirling Management School.
His research focuses on areas of labour market policy, the future of work, social movements, solidarity and civil society organisations.
Tom holds an MA (Hons) in Politics from the University of Glasgow, an MSc in Political Research from the University of Strathclyde and a PhD from Glasgow Caledonian University which examined the role of social innovation in addressing youth employment issues in the west of Scotland.
Tom has conducted research on youth employment as part of the European Commission Leonardo Lifelong Learning Programme funded project ‘SALM’ (Skills and Labour Market to Raise Youth Employment). He was researcher for the UK case on the Horizon 2020 funded project ‘TransSOL’ (Transnational Solidarity in Times of Crisis) which examined the attitudes and practices of solidarity across eight European countries. He has also conducted research on the labour market integration of migrants, refugees and asylum seekers across seven European countries as part of the Horizon 2020 funded project ‘SIRIUS’: Skills and Integration of Migrants, Refugees and Asylum Applicants in European Labour Markets). Tom was also UK researcher as part of a comparative project funded by the Swiss Network for International Studies which examined social dialogue across four European countries in the context of the rise of the gig economy.
Tom’s research has been published in various peer reviewed journals including Journal of Social Policy, Social Movement Studies, Non Profit Voluntary Sector Quarterly, Policy & Politics, Voluntas: International Journal of Voluntary and Nonprofit Organizations, Journal of Social Entrepreneurship, International Sociology, Social Policy & Administration, Political Quarterly, and Environment and Planning C: Politics and Space.
Tom has a variety of teaching and supervision experience encompassing policymaking, employment relations, management transformation, social economy, social movements and research methods.
Tom is Programme Director for the MSc Human Resource Management.
Book Chapter
Montgomery T & Baglioni S (2023) Transformations of work in the era of the gig economy: Towards a new paradigm of worker autonomy or exploitation?. In: Ness I (ed.) The Routledge Handbook of the Gig Economy. Routledge International Handbooks. Abingdon, Oxon: Routledge, pp. 261-275. https://www.routledge.com/The-Routledge-Handbook-of-the-Gig-Economy/Ness/p/book/9780367752903
Book Chapter
Weakening worker protections? Uncovering the gig economy and the future of work in the UK
Montgomery T & Baglioni S (2023) Weakening worker protections? Uncovering the gig economy and the future of work in the UK. In: Bonvin J, Cianferoni N, & Mexi M (eds.) Social Dialogue in the Gig Economy: A Comparative Empirical Analysis. Cheltenham: Edward Elgar Publishing, pp. 90-116. https://doi.org/10.4337/9781800372375
Book Chapter
Social partners: barriers and enablers
Baglioni S, Montgomery T & Calo F (2023) Social partners: barriers and enablers. In: Baglioni S & Calo F (eds.) Migrants and Refugees in Europe: Work Integration in Comparative Perspective. Bristol: Policy Press, pp. 101-119. https://policy.bristoluniversitypress.co.uk/migrants-and-refugees-in-europe
Newspaper / Magazine
The independence movement in Scotland is going nowhere
Montgomery T, Foley J & Kerr E (2023) The independence movement in Scotland is going nowhere. Holyrood Magazine. 02.10.2023.
Article
The Antinomies of Insurgency: The Case of the Scottish National Party
Foley J, Montgomery T & Kerr E (2023) The Antinomies of Insurgency: The Case of the Scottish National Party. Political Quarterly. https://doi.org/10.1111/1467-923X.13314
Newspaper / Magazine
Montgomery T (2023) The government says migration is too high – but the latest numbers reflect a crisis of its own making in social care. The Conversation. 13.06.2023.
Newspaper / Magazine
Gig economy workers are to get better EU protections – creating an awkward choice for Rishi Sunak
Montgomery T (2023) Gig economy workers are to get better EU protections – creating an awkward choice for Rishi Sunak. The Conversation. 12.06.2023.
Article
Rethinking the role of volunteering in the labour market inclusion of migrants
Bontenbal I, Calo F, Montgomery T & Baglioni S (2023) Rethinking the role of volunteering in the labour market inclusion of migrants. Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly.
Article
Montgomery T & Baglioni S (2022) 'Nothing about us without us': organizing disabled people's solidarity within and beyond borders in a polarized age. Social Movement Studies, 21 (1-2), pp. 118-134. https://doi.org/10.1080/14742837.2020.1770069
Article
Calò F, Montgomery T & Baglioni S (2022) Marginal Players? The Third Sector and Employability Services for Migrants, Refugees and Asylum Seekers in the UK. VOLUNTAS: International Journal of Voluntary and Nonprofit Organizations, 33 (5), pp. 872-885. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11266-020-00306-6
Article
Montgomery T, Calo F & Baglioni S (2022) (Re)constructing a hostile environment: political claims making and the primary definers of?a refugee “crisis”. International Journal of Sociology and Social Policy. https://doi.org/10.1108/ijssp-05-2022-0130
Article
Montgomery T, Steiner A & Baglioni S (2022) Crisis, Continuity, and Missed Opportunity: Tracing a Transnational Solidarity Economy across Europe in Turbulent Times. Journal of Social Entrepreneurship. https://doi.org/10.1080/19420676.2022.2090415
Article
Calo F, Montgomery T & Baglioni S (2022) You have to work…but you can’t: Contradictions of the Active Labour Market Policies for Refugees and Asylum Seekers in the UK. Journal of Social Policy. https://doi.org/10.1017/s0047279422000502
Article
Hill O’Connor C, Mazzei M & Montgomery T (2022) Constructing Spaces of Discourse and ‘Regroupment’: The Case of Women’s Self-Reliant Groups in Scotland. Journal of Social Policy. https://doi.org/10.1017/s0047279422000149
Book Chapter
Regulating Fortress Britain: Migrants, Refugees and Asylum Applicants in the British Labour Market
Calo F, Baglioni S, Montgomery T & Biosca O (2021) Regulating Fortress Britain: Migrants, Refugees and Asylum Applicants in the British Labour Market. In: Federico V & Baglioni S (eds.) Migrants, Refugees and Asylum Seekers’ Integration in European Labour Markets: A Comparative Approach on Legal Barriers and Enablers. IMISCOE Research Series. Cham: Springer, pp. 235-258. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-67284-3
Article
Utopia failed? Social enterprise everyday practices and the closure of neoliberalism
Mazzei M, Montgomery T & Dey P (2021) Utopia failed? Social enterprise everyday practices and the closure of neoliberalism. Environment and Planning C: Politics and Space, 39 (7), pp. 1625-1643. https://doi.org/10.1177/23996544211036466
Article
Defining the gig economy: platform capitalism and the reinvention of precarious work
Montgomery T & Baglioni S (2021) Defining the gig economy: platform capitalism and the reinvention of precarious work. International Journal of Sociology and Social Policy, 41 (9/10), pp. 1012-1025. https://doi.org/10.1108/ijssp-08-2020-0400
Article
Karakioulafi C, Kanellopoulos K, Petelczyc J, Montgomery T & Baglioni S (2021) Patterns of Labour Solidarity Towards Precarious Workers and the Unemployed in Critical Times in Greece, Poland, and the UK. Sociological Research Online, 26 (3), pp. 739-758. https://doi.org/10.1177/1360780420980464
Article
Two paths of social innovation in the post-pandemic world
Montgomery T & Mazzei M (2021) Two paths of social innovation in the post-pandemic world. Social Enterprise Journal, 17 (3), pp. 450-458. https://doi.org/10.1108/sej-03-2021-0018
Article
Solidarity with disabled people in times of crisis: A comparative analysis of Italy and the UK
Maggini N, Montgomery T & Baglioni S (2021) Solidarity with disabled people in times of crisis: A comparative analysis of Italy and the UK. International Sociology, 36 (4), p. 623–643. https://doi.org/10.1177/0268580921994508
Book Chapter
The welfare dimension: understanding trans (national) solidarity in Europe
Baglioni S & Montgomery T (2020) The welfare dimension: understanding trans (national) solidarity in Europe. In: Lahusen C (ed.) Citizens’ Solidarity in Europe: Civic Engagement and Public Discourse in Times of Crises. Cheltenham: Edward Elgar Publishing, pp. 85-100. https://doi.org/10.4337/9781789909500
Book Chapter
Political Activism and Agency under Austerity and Brexit
Montgomery T & Grasso M (2020) Political Activism and Agency under Austerity and Brexit. In: Guderjan M, Mackay H & Stedman G (eds.) Contested Britain: Brexit, Austerity and Agency. Bristol: Bristol University Press, pp. 45-58. https://blackwells.co.uk/bookshop/product/Contested-Britain-Brexit-Austerity-and-Agency-by-Guderjan-Marius/9781529205008
Book Chapter
Against the Tide: Transnational Solidarity in Brexit Britain
Baglioni S, Biosca O & Montgomery T (2020) Against the Tide: Transnational Solidarity in Brexit Britain. In: Lahusen C, Zschache U & Kousis M (eds.) Transnational Solidarity in Times of Crises: Citizen Organisations and Collective Learning in Europe. Palgrave Studies in European Political Sociology. Cham: Palgrave Macmillan, pp. 181-207. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-49659-3_7
Article
Social innovation and the autoimmunity of employability
Montgomery T (2020) Social innovation and the autoimmunity of employability. Social Policy & Administration, 54 (7), pp. 1067-1080. https://doi.org/10.1111/spol.12585
Article
Baglioni S, Biosca O & Montgomery T (2019) Brexit, Division, and Individual Solidarity: What Future for Europe? Evidence From Eight European Countries. American Behavioral Scientist, 63 (4), pp. 538-550. https://doi.org/10.1177/0002764219831738
Book Chapter
Montgomery T & Baglioni S (2018) The United Kingdom. In: Federico V & Lahusen C (eds.) Solidarity as a Public Virtue?: Law and Public Policies in the European Union. Transnational Perspectives on Transformations in State and Society, Volume 4. Baden-Baden: Nomos, pp. 179 - 192. https://doi.org/10.5771/9783845290058
Book Chapter
Solidarity in Austerity Britain: The Cases of Disability, Unemployment and Migration
Montgomery T & Baglioni S (2018) Solidarity in Austerity Britain: The Cases of Disability, Unemployment and Migration. In: Federico V & Lahusen C (eds.) Solidarity as a Public Virtue?: Law and Public Policies in the European Union. Baden-Baden: Nomos, pp. 469-494. https://www.nomos-elibrary.de/10.5771/9783845290058/solidarity-as-a-public-virtue?l=en
Book Chapter
Pulling Together or Pulling Apart? Solidarity in the Post-Crisis UK
Montgomery T, Baglioni S, Biosca O & Grasso M (2018) Pulling Together or Pulling Apart? Solidarity in the Post-Crisis UK. In: Lahusen C & Grasso M (eds.) Solidarity in Europe: Citizens' responses in times of crisis. Palgrave Studies in European Political Sociology. Cham, Switzerland: Palgrave Macmillan, pp. 73-101. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-73335-7_4
Article
Who cares? The social care sector and the future of youth employment
Montgomery T, Mazzei M, Baglioni S & Sinclair S (2017) Who cares? The social care sector and the future of youth employment. Policy & Politics, 45 (3), pp. 413-429. https://doi.org/10.1332/030557316x14778312165186
Article
Are Social Innovation Paradigms Incommensurable?
Montgomery T (2016) Are Social Innovation Paradigms Incommensurable?. Voluntas, 27 (4), pp. 1979-2000. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11266-016-9688-1
Book Chapter
Skills and Education for Youth Employment in Scotland: A Critical Discussion
Montgomery T & Baglioni S (2015) Skills and Education for Youth Employment in Scotland: A Critical Discussion. In: Boffo V, Federighi P & Torlone F (eds.) Educational Jobs: Youth and Employability in the Social Economy. Investigations in Italy, Malta, Portugal, Romania, Spain, United Kingdom. Florence: Firenze University Press, pp. 9-26. https://doi.org/10.36253/978-88-6655-829-3